In the 1915 New York State
Census, I found Mae and her bothers Edward, George and Lawrence living as “boarders”
in the 1902 Wallace Street, Bronx home of John and Bridget Conlon. I learned
that John worked his whole career as a street cleaner for the City of New York,
as did Nana’s father, Patrick Doyle.
By 1917, the Conlon children were living at 164 East 97th Street, Manhattan, New York in
the Doyle household.
John (b: abt 1871) and
Bridget (b: abt 1873) had four children: Katherine (b: 1901), Elizabeth (b:
1903). Margaret (b: 1904), and Michael (b: 1912). I followed this family
through 1940 where they lived in the same house (owned), and at that time, John
was age 70, Bridget age 68, Elizabeth 36, and Michael 28 lived at home.
In 1910, John and Bridget
had John Higgins (21), James, Thomas, and Peter Dignan, and George Markey “boarding”
with them. In 1920, six year old Charlotte Sisler, William and Harold Shant,
also six, all born in Ireland were “boarding” with them. More cousins? Or were
the Conlon’s paid to take in boarders? But this last group were only six year olds.
Another mystery to be solved.
Earlier in the year, my
sister took a DNA test and the results came back she was closely related (second
cousin, I believe) to a woman who was searching her Irish ancestors: Carney, Farley,
Flanagan, Loreth, and Lahey. The woman whose test results were similar has not
returned my sister’s attempt to contact. I’m hoping that some of these names
will appear as I chase down the Conlon family.
No results on a Findagrave
search for John, Bridget or Edward Conlon.
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